Clothes-pressing machine.



J. B. REPLOGLE. CLOTHES PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2.1906.

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J. B. REPLOGLE.

CLOTHES PRESSING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED APB.2,1906.

2 SHEETS-$318131 2.

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JAMES B. REPLOGLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOlS, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH SALTZMANQOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Application filed April 2,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

1906. Serial H0. 309,312.

, To all whom it may mncern:

' chines, of which the. following is a. specifiestion.

clothes pressing machines, and more purtieulurly toi'oot power toggle lever presses, of the type illustrated in my prior application, Serial Number 266,552 liled Nov. 9, 1905. One of the salient objects of my invention is to provide a power system for toggle lever presses whereby the labor of the operator is minimized, the pressure eliiciency of the meenine inereused, and the pressure application render .l steudier or more even.

A fur her objert of my invention is to provide means for nmintoining the pressure be provide improved means for securing proper nlinement and lateral .adjustmenl ot movable elements of the power system, to insure the. most ellieientworking of the machine and ink! up luternl lost motion ol the benm.

Other and further objects ol' my invention will best become a ipnrent to those skilled in the art from the following description, taken ineonjunotion with the accompanying druwings, wherein;

Figure 1 is n side elevation of :1 machine embodying my invention. Fig. 12 is u horizontal central section of my improved press buck: Fig. 3 is {L vertienl elevation with parts in sectionol the heating system ol" my nuichine complete; lfiig. 4 is :1 seetionul detail of a yielding, or spring, toggle-link. and Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of n side motion adjust ment for the. beam guiding link. Figs. (5 end 7 aredetnils of the heating drum.

Throughout the drawings like numerals oi reference refer always to like pi' rts.

In the drawings 10 indicates in general the- My invention relates to improvements in frame of my nuurhine, of any usual or desired construetion and configuration, embodying the usual bed plate or table. 11, and suitable bearings tor the parts hereafter described.

The press buck, to be hereafter more fully described, is supported shove the bed 11 and associated therewith is the usual press iron 12, preferably heated in any desired manner, and supported as usual upon an arm 13 comprising telescoping sections, the outer section whereof is pivotslly secured in the usual nmnner, to the vertical movable beam 1*; of the power system. To the bottom of the movable beam is pivotslly connected as at 14 the treudle. lever 15, having an upwardly extending arm, or lever, 16, constitu ting one of the members of the toggle construction,sitid arm 16 being connected through a. toggle link to be hereafter rnorefully described, with an arm 17. pivoted as at 18 in n suitnble bearing in the frame and adjustable to vary the position of its outer extremity through the ngeney of the screw 19 bearing upon a suitable rigid part of the frame. A movable beam 14 is positioned and guided in its motion relative to the frame, by parallel links .20,-2tl oi equal etlective length, eueh pivoted at its opposite extremity t0 the beam 14 and the frmne 10 respectively.

I ()no or more suitable springs 21, tire interposed between the lever 15 and a. suitable part of the frame, to exert a constant tension upon the lever 15, tending to elevate. the entire movnble system, to raise the press iron 12 out of contact with the bur-k This general association of parts is deseribed in my prior application and forms no pert oi my present invention save. in its association with the features hereinafter described.

in general it will bev understood that when power is applied, us through the medium of the operutons foot, to the forward extremity of the, trendle lever 15. the entire movable system is forced downward against the tension of spring, or springs, 21, through the netion of the toggle lever whieh finds fixed bearing on arm 17, so that the press iron 12 is brought toward the underlying buck. It will be apparent that the pressure applied by the press iron upon the buck will be dothe treedle lever 15 after the couc'tingpress parts nrebrought into engagement, and that this pressure will, therefore, be dependent somewhat upon the strength and skill in the npplientio. of the power of the operator.

pendent upon the power exerted to depress sea,

To increase the effectiveness of the Ina-- chine and equalize its action, and to reduce the work of the operator necessitated in the use of the mt-nrainc, i provide means wherebypower expended by the operator in the movement of the parts of the pressure tem through the initial portion of their range of travel. conserved and automatically applied to the pressure system to increase the ell'ortive cssure at the 'tcrmo nation of. the movement of themoving system. To this end i providca lly wheel 22, suppo ted in suitablebearings upon the frame 10, and provide on the shalt 222 of said lly wheel, gear teeth constituti np a gear 23, and I arrange in mesh with said gear 23 a rack rod 2 at its lower end pivotally connected as at 25 to the lever 15, A roller 26 is provided upon the frame for maintaining the rack rod 24 in its operative association with the gear 123. it will now be apparent that when the lever 15 is depressed the l'ly wheel 22 is set in rotation, and that when th lever 15 comes to rest, with the press iron in contact with and exerting a pressure upon the buck, the momentum of the fly Wheel is translated. into power applied to the lever 15, lo cll'ect the application of a high degree of pressure between said press iron and buck. As during the initial movement of the lever system, the operator has to overcome only the inertia of the parts and the tension oi the spring 21,, it will be apparent that he can readily set the fly wheel in rotation at relatively high velocity, the surplus power applied by the user being conserved and subsequently .applied at the time when the greatest power is needed to supply the necessary pressure between the press iron and buck, and therrdiy obviate the necessity of an extra etiort upon the part of the user at the termination of movement. of the treadle lever, to etlect theapplication of the requisite pressure. Furthermore, when the treadle lever 15 is released to permit the restoration of the parts tonormal position by the action of spring 21., the fly wheel 22 acts as a governor to prevent unduly rapid restoration- 'ihe toggle link connecting the toggle lever 16 with the bearing lever 17, and

enerally indicated by the nunicralil also orms-a-fcature of my invention. Said link is formed of two members, normally hold in extended relation by a strong spring and compressible to a limited degree against the tension of said spring. As best shown in Fig. 4, the link 28 is formed of two telescoping members 28 and 28", the outer member 28 whereof is recessed as at 29 to receive the member 28 and to receive also the strong coiled spring 30. A pm 31 secured in the member 28 takes through a slot 32 in the member 28 and limits the relative movcment of the telescoping members,

It will be apparent that with the ordinary toggle constructionthe pressure exerted b the press iron upon the buck varies according' to the angular relation of the toggle members, and that very slight inequalities in the surfaces of the buck and press-iron will result in unduev variations in the pressure exerted upon the goods therebetwcen. My spring link '38 compensates for this deficienc it will be apparent that when the lever 15 is depressed and the press iron brought down upon the buck with high degree of pressure the spring 30 will be compressed somewhat. so that it there occur inequalities in the surfaces between the buck and iron the spring 30 expands and, aut0- niatically lengthening the upper toggle member, presses the beam 14 downward and the press iron 12 into proper pressure contact with the material upon the buck. The spring link, therefore, is advantageous irresp tive of the inertia device, or fly-wheel structure, hereinbeiore described, but it is particularly advantageous in combination with such structure, as the spring 30 afi'ords a means for taking up to some degree the strain upon the moving parts caused by the application of power stored in the lly wheel to the lever system when the press iron is brought to rest, and tends to prevent stripping of the teeth of the gear and rack rod.

For initially securing perl'cct alinemcnt of the pivoted bearings of links 20-20, and taking up such lost motion of the beam 14 as may develop from use and wear, and for the purpose of laterally adjusting the beam g structure with reference to the frame structurn, I provide at each end of each of the links the adjustment construction illustrated in Fig. 5. i

Specifically, in Fig. 5, 20 indicates the link 5 provided with a bcarinp aperture 33 intersected by a recess 34- extending inward from the exterior of the link. The bearing, 35 is provided upon the frame member 10, and is preferably of a depth not greater than the 1 distance from the inner side of the link tothe recess 34. in the recess 34- provided a nut 30 having good lateral bearing upon the walls of the recess 54, andthrough which takes the cap screw 37, upon thestcni whercotis pro 5 vidr-d the ltN'k .nut 38. Now it will be apparent that the cap screw 37, abutting against the bearing stud 2-15 may be adjusted axially to move the link 2() laterally outward upon its bearing stud It") or permit its inward 12o movement so that pr-rl'crl lateral alinenient may be secured between the l. airings at the opposite ends ol' the link. Also if wear loosens the lit lwiw'cvo. apertures 33 of the links and-bca'ri play of the beam 14 is pcrniittml, such looseness may be taken up by adjustment of the cap screws 37 to throw the one end of each link inward and its other cnll outward so that the apertures bind sufiieiently on their 130 up projections 35, so that side l of lhe buck.

bearings to prevent Lhe side plug/L Further said cap screws may be adjusted to laterally adjust lhe beam. sivrucluro bodily with refer-- ence to the frame structure.

in my present machine, I provide a constantly heated buck by constructing a. metal och to admit oi. the circulation of the healed iliiid lherethrough, and l provide in. association with the buck a novel and convcnient form of heat gcncrutor and fluid. supply means, for supply ing said heating lluid thereto.

helm-ring specifically to the drawings, 40 indicuics in general the buck. Sl1])1',)()1ll-(l upon a. suitable pedestal 41, supporicd upon the bed 11 of the machine, and convcnicully secured to sold pcdcslul by straps ell, and. asso ciul'cd tensionscrews. The buck may be of on convenient shape, prclcrubly lhin in e. vcrticul dircclion, and is of hollow construction to provide for the passage of heated lluid thcirthrough, lhc passage n'li'orded being preferably tortuous, and heroin illustrated as comprising on. intake leg -13 and anoullcl'. leg ll scpureted by u bntll'lc plulie 45, but coinmunicaling with each other at one end. Posts 46 are provided connecting the top and bottom pistes of the buck to give the requisilc vertical strength ihercto without inter-- lcrcnco with the circulation of the fluid.

4-? indicates the inlet to the passage 43, and 48 the outlet from passage lel.

A- heated lluid, such as hot Water, may be supplied to the buck from any convenient source, but l preferably provide as e component port of my nmchine best generator and hot ivelxer supply means, as best shown in Figs. 1 nnd Referring particularly to said figures, 50 indicates in generel'lyhe gehcruror comprising a cylindrical casing 5i, divided by :1 partition 52 into on upper hot water chanbcr, or reservoir, 53, and the l wer healing chflmbcr 54. indiculcs tho burncr base of lhc machine, to which issd cured u suiinblo gas burner 56, or other hour gcncrulor, lhc hoot whereof passes through the clnunbcr 54 and out through :1 z-iuilnble cscopc outlet. so. A homing drum 57 ha ing r lulivcly luiigc homing suliucc, is dislrosed in lhc chamber 54, one end. of said drum being connccl'od with the reservoir 52% and the opposite lowor end of rhodium being conncclcd by :1 suitable pipe is will: an outlet #8 The wurcr receptacle 53 is providcd ilb on outlet. 53) which conununiculics with llll( lnlct 47 of the buck. b0 indiculcs u hcuvy rcmovnblc cup or C(Wi! for thc wutcr rcccpl'uclo iii, which acts as 2) sul'cly valve to prcvcnt undue uccuinolulion oi stcum pressure in lhc hol wntcr system und pcrmils the ready iilling ol lhc water rcccpluclc.

it will bc obvious lhul when, the heuli-r is in opcrulion rho wulcr cir ululioll will bc through lhc drum 5. lo tho rcccblucle it}, thence through. the registering upcrlurcs 5i) and 4-? into Che inlet leg of the passage through the buck, out through. the outlet leg and the pipe 51 back to the bottom of the drum 57. li-lunifcstly by regulation of the heat of the burner, the hot water system may he used to import any desired degree of heat 'to the buck lower than the boiling point of wider, or the lluid contained therein.

While l have lwreindcscribed in some detail :1 spccilic embodiment of my invention, including :i description of e definite type of machine as illustrative of a practical embodiment lhercol I do not desire to be understood limiting my invcnlion to the porticuior nuichinc, or specific conslructil'ins herein shown and described, as it will be apparent that numcrous changes and modifications might be made in the. construction without dcpzu'l'urc from thespirit and scope of my invention.

, Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire'to secure bf/Letters Putent, of tho United States, is:

l. in a press of the character described, COlLC/blllg press members, one of which is movable, a lever system for moving said press member comprising a. power initiating member orrongcd for limited oscillating movement, and means for applying (.0 said lever system, at tho terni nution of its movement, power expended in the initial stages of inovemerit. of said lover system.

2. In. a. press, coaching press members, one whereof is movable toward and from the other, (L lever system for moving said m0vable member, comprising 2. manually operable power initiating lever and a. fly wheel associated with said lever system, arranged to be sci; in movement by the initial movement; of said lever system, and to apply power to the lever system landing to create a, pressure between the press members at the ter1ninotion of the movement of said lever system.

3. ln a toggle press, the combination with the counting press numbers, of 1. toggle lever system For moving one of said prcss members rclulivo no ihc other, a fly wheel, o gear associulzcd for ro'lution with said l wheol', and a connected w ilh luck meshing w ith said gear, a member ol, the lovcr system.

in a. toggle prcss, the combination with the 'prcss member, of the vertical beam and a beam-moving toggle QOnSlll'llCllOl'l, one menu bcr of said toggle comprising interlitting parts, u. spring for nmintuining said members in relatively extcndcd position, and means lior limiting the relative movement of said {hurls in bolh directions, whcreby said link is made yielding in tho dirccliou of its length.

.ln togglc press, in combination, press members, ono of which is roovublc toward and from the olhcr, a lcvcr system comprising s manually operable Imweninifiut'ing lcycr for moving said movable incmbcr, a fly wheel oporutively connectcd with or member yield-mg element.

6 in a machine-of the ohemeteir described, the eombinetion with him (:oaoting members, of the moveiifle beam 14, :1, frame, links oonnectlng'the movebie beam with the frame, on aioijusteble' hearing arm 1'? the springlink 28 pivoted at one endtio said mm. a toggle arm 1%} pivoted to the opposiie end of the spring link, and a lever 7. In a press of the chereeier described, coecting press members, 1 lever system for moving one of said press members including zen-upright bemn; a Frame ink onneetiml between said. beam and the rune; having e eem bearing for pivotal movement on one of said. parts; a nut seat-ed seid link, and a cap screw taking through said not and abutting against the link bearlng whereby -Zhe said end of the link may ee adjusted Eeterelly on. its beefing.

In a Inesline of the character (1 scribed the combination with the coasting press members of e movable beam, e. frame, links cox-meeting the movable been; with the frmno, e beefing arm pivoted to the frame, an newbie stop for posiiioning the bearing arm. with res-yeti, to the Jame, toggle arms 0onneoting the said healing arm and the movable been], and means for operating the i oggw.

In testimony whereof} hewrmto set my hendoin the })E0.5@HCG of two witnesses.

In the presence 01- 

